Benefits, Gonzo in a Dress, and Upcycling; a Catch‑Up

A benefits renewal went sideways, and the fallout hit hard: cognitive rehabilitation therapy vanished, routines unraveled, and a household had to rebuild momentum from the ground up. We open the door on that process—what the county measured, what they missed, and why “not qualifying for nursing home care” doesn’t equal “no support needed.” You’ll hear the steps we’re taking to appeal, how we’re tracking needs in plain language, and the small scaffolds that keep a day moving when executive function stalls.<br>

<br>Between phone trees and forms, we chased curiosity. A trip to the Academy of Natural Sciences became a case study in sensory‑smart planning, from loud summer camps to quiet corners with dioramas. We dug into the fashion waste crisis—yes, a garbage truck of clothing goes to landfills every second—along with hands‑on ideas for upcycling that double as calming, creative routines. At the Ambler YMCA pool, we talk accessibility, simple rules, and why familiar community spaces can be the best therapy you don’t have to call therapy.<br>

<br>Then we shift to culture and policy. We assess the proposed Caesars Palace in Times Square through a Broadway lens—jobs promised, neighborhood character at risk, and lessons remembered from Atlantic City. 

Muppet fans get double servings: RunDisney’s “12Ks of Christmas” celebration and a reported Disney+ special with Sabrina Carpenter that could revive the classic variety format. We untangle viral claims about PBS funding cuts (spoiler: not about Gonzo in a dress) and point to the larger, long‑running effort to weaken public media that supports education and inclusion. 

Finally, we spotlight a new Temple Grandin documentary and the power of different minds to solve real problems, connecting the dots with stories that teach acceptance—from Mr. Rogers’ Planet Purple to the Sneetches.<br>

<br>We close with a porch‑level parable: our hand‑painted mini library was taken, a neighbor responded with a flood of books, and we’re rebuilding with better safeguards and bigger hearts. If you’ve navigated waivers, fought for cognitive rehab, or built resilient sharing in your neighborhood, we want to learn from you. Subscribe, share this episode with someone who needs practical hope, and leave a review—your notes help others find a roadmap when the system says wait.

More info:
PA Health Law Project
Broadway marquees will decry proposed Times Square casino
Seth Rogen Revives ‘The Muppet Show’ as a Disney+ Special Starring Sabrina Carpenter
Documentary Explores Life Of Temple Grandin
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Co-hosted and co-edited by Lindsay Harris Friel.

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Transcript

Welcome & What We Cover Today

SPEAKER_03 0:18

Hello, welcome to Legend Ted, your host Ted Terrace. This we is the co-host of Big Sister, the Snoop Dogg to my Dr. Drew's heart for you all.

SPEAKER_01 0:26

I'm Snoop Dogg this time.

SPEAKER_03 0:28

Hey, rappers got relationships this time.

SPEAKER_01 0:31

Rappers got relationships this time?

SPEAKER_03 0:33

Yeah. So, let's remind people we do talk about adventures, Broadway and Hollywood News, Buffett News, What's Life Be Autistic. So, in this nugget of brilliance, we're going to talk about Adventure Headline, why we've been waiting for some time.

SPEAKER_01 0:48

Why we've been away for so long?

SPEAKER_03 0:50

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 0:50

Mm-hmm.

SPEAKER_03 0:51

Proposed casino in Times Square. Run for Charney, 10K Charney Run and How the Muppets Hub with Grief and Cuts PBS based on Gonzo Spurgallon. Run for Muppets 10K Charney Run and cuts the PBS and Gonzo Spurry Gallon. Also, Autism News, new documentary, discovers the life at Temple Grandon called Elvador. So shall we get started?

SPEAKER_01 1:13

Yes, let's get started.

SPEAKER_03 1:15

So I guess it's the case of uh Yogi meets Sheherazad, isn't it?

SPEAKER_01 1:19

Yogi meets Shaher like Yogi the Bear, the cartoon character, and Sheherazad the the legendary storyteller?

SPEAKER_03 1:28

Yeah, her lot or stories have lost the centuries.

SPEAKER_01 1:31

Are you Yogi Bear?

SPEAKER_03 1:33

So thanks.

Why We’ve Been Away: Waiver Crisis

SPEAKER_01 1:35

Okay, so Ted, what has been going on for this past spring and summer since April? Well What does it say?

SPEAKER_03 1:45

My upper waiver were benefits ceased. We're gonna try to get benefits reinstated.

SPEAKER_01 1:49

Right, we've been trying to get your benefits reinstated. So last fall we filled out Ted's benefit renewal form and we'd submitted it along with all the paperwork they wanted. And then this past April we got a call saying we just found out last fall we filled out Ted's benefit renewal form and submitted it along with all the paperwork they wanted. And then this past April we got a call saying we just found out that your benefit renewal was not approved back in November. Nobody can nobody can come over to do cognitive rehab therapy with you, and Lindsay can't get paid to do job skills coaching or community integration with you. Ted, how does this make you feel?

SPEAKER_03 2:28

Sad, because I can't get my benefits, I can't get my things renewed, I can't do things I really would do.

SPEAKER_01 2:35

Yeah. You had two therapists that were coming over and working with you three days a week. Uh-huh. And you really like them and you build a really good relationship with each of them, right? Yep. Yeah. So uh you were really upset at the time. And since then, we have been making phone calls and filling out forms and sending them in. And a person from the Pennsylvania Independent Enrollment Bureau came over to determine if Ted is eligible for medical assistance. And this has never happened before, even though Ted's been getting services through the Obra waiver for over 20 years. And it seemed like the meeting for medical assistance eligibility went really well. Ted turned on the charm and he said what they what he thought they wanted to hear. So, Ted, tell everybody at home, how did it go?

SPEAKER_03 3:26

Well, I answered as best I could. I felt I tried to turn on the charm and all that.

SPEAKER_01 3:31

What kind of questions did they ask?

SPEAKER_03 3:33

They were asking a lot of suspicious questions like, can I dress myself? Can I shower myself? Can I cook? Can I feed myself and all that? I tried to answer very politely best I could. And some along the line they said I they said I did need services.

SPEAKER_01 3:49

So because the criteria they were using, they said that you don't meet the eligibility criteria for nursing home care, which is not what we wanted. We didn't want nursing home care.

SPEAKER_03 4:02

I didn't want nursing home care.

SPEAKER_01 4:04

Right. You don't want to go to a nursing home and you don't need someone to come over here and help you bathe and dress and feed yourself, right?

SPEAKER_04 4:10

No.

SPEAKER_01 4:11

Right, exactly. But what you do need is cognitive rehabilitation therapy, which you were getting and now you're not getting any more. So we filed a request for an appeal and a hearing because I don't think the county assistant's office or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania gets it. They don't have a clear and full picture of what Ted's challenges are like. So I filed the request in June for the hearing and appeal, and they said that they've received our hearing request, and we still don't have a hearing date, and we don't know what's going on. So, what does this mean for Ted? While Lindsay is at work at her job, what does Ted do?

SPEAKER_03 4:56

Well, I pretty much lie in the bed and all that, watch YouTube videos, and I pretty much make a lot of noise and all that, and a lot of things.

SPEAKER_01 5:05

A lot of vocal stimming, right?

SPEAKER_03 5:06

Vocal stimming and all that, and basically crazy fantasies and all that.

SPEAKER_01 5:11

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 5:12

Sometimes I will go out in the committee and do make videos, stuff like that.

SPEAKER_01 5:19

Do you really do that? Are you really making videos out in the community, Ted?

SPEAKER_03 5:24

It's worth where I was.

SPEAKER_01 5:26

Yeah, back in the day, but back then you had services. You had people who came over and did stuff with you during the day. And now you don't. I know that you've been going for walks with Simone.

SPEAKER_04 5:38

Yep.

SPEAKER_01 5:39

But what happens when Simone decides she wants to go somewhere and you don't?

SPEAKER_03 5:44

I basically try to pull and all that and I play a lot of Rocky music.

SPEAKER_01 5:49

So you've been walking around the neighborhood with uh the soundtrack from Rocky playing on your phone really loudly.

SPEAKER_03 5:55

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 5:56

Has that ever gotten you in trouble?

SPEAKER_03 5:58

No.

SPEAKER_01 5:59

Is that true?

SPEAKER_03 6:01

I've been lucky so far.

SPEAKER_01 6:03

Yeah, you've been lucky so far, but do you want to talk about the time that it didn't go very well?

SPEAKER_03 6:08

Oh, um I was making all the noise when I was singing the theme from Superman 2. And that guy came out and yelled at me and said, Yo, could you keep it down?

SPEAKER_00 6:20

Mm-hmm.

SPEAKER_03 6:22

And then I was also howling like a wolf and all that, like the weird wolf.

SPEAKER_01 6:27

When were you howling like a wolf? When was that?

SPEAKER_03 6:29

That was Halloween two years ago.

SPEAKER_01 6:34

And what did some did anybody say anything?

SPEAKER_03 6:37

I said a guy came out and said that hey, could you keep it down? People are trying to sleep here.

SPEAKER_01 6:43

Yeah. So I took over dog walking for a long time until you got it together and you started doing more of the dog walks, and it seemed to be pretty good.

SPEAKER_04 6:57

Yep.

SPEAKER_01 6:59

When you do the vocal stimming, is it to get a reaction out of me?

SPEAKER_03 7:04

No.

unknown 7:06

Okay.

Eligibility Interviews & Appeal Strategy

SPEAKER_01 7:10

That's why. So I've been encouraging you to write in your journal and draw pictures. And you've been doing a really actually your pictures lately are great. I really I always enjoy your art. But the pictures you've been drawing are really good. In any case, uh, since Ted hasn't had cognitive rehabilitation therapy, he's taking less initiative with things like, hey, it's time to eat. I know what's in the fridge, and I'm going to make myself something to eat, or hey, I haven't had a shower for over 24 hours. I'm pretty stinky. I think I'll take a shower. Things like that. Ted hasn't been doing that stuff and needs more prompts. So Ted's been more tuned out and he has he's just isn't interested in taking care of himself.

SPEAKER_03 8:00

Oh boy, I don't get out much.

SPEAKER_01 8:02

Yeah. I mean, we have been getting out though, but we'll get to that. Um, we went to the Pennsylvania Health Law website and we filled out a person-centered service plan worksheet. And this helps an applicant clarify what they want and need to do in their daily life and what kind of support they need to do that. And this helped us write an appeal letter. So just to recap, Ted, take it away.

SPEAKER_03 8:26

I needed my benefits renewed because I needed services to help me live and function, but we don't know what's going on. We haven't heard anything. Every person should have Medicaid help them focus, live the committee, and focus as human beings.

SPEAKER_01 8:38

Yeah. Medicaid for all, Medicare for all.

SPEAKER_03 8:42

Remember to get your benefits renewed on time so you can focus the committee. Call them to follow up and keep calling and keep calling because the wheels roll.

SPEAKER_01 8:51

So we also have another adventure. It's two for the price of one this time. Ted. Yeah. Yeah, Ted, where did we go for our most recent adventure?

SPEAKER_03 9:00

We went to the Cammy Natural Sciences. We got to my car. We planned to park in a parking garage. Had a hard time finding one. Eventually we found one on Cherry Street, which is a short walk to the museum. When we got there, there was summer camp visiting with screeching kids. I tried to be polite as it could be. First went to the gallery with North American animals. Saw various animals we find in North America. Learned about the showdown of the forest, the bobcat was more in danger than the deer, and polar bears are also endangered. I also saw how a fill-doll view sewer system was built over long creeks, which might have flooding in dirt in neighborhoods like during town from time to time. And then what more people have rain barrels and downpour planters and plant more trees. Because trees stop air pollution, noise pollution style pollution to clean the air more. And animals to be able to eat the food, natural habitats. We also saw the African animals, amples of the Sarageti. We saw the ecologia fashion. We learned the law clothes and landfills. We learned about upcycling, recycling.

SPEAKER_01 10:08

Ted, can I just say something real quick? What just for the listeners at home? One of the things we learned is that every second a amount of clothing equal to an entire garbage truck is thrown into landfills somewhere in the world. Wow. Yep. Not just the US, not just one country or another country or another con continent, but it's an entire trash truck worth of clothes every second. Wow. Yeah. So we learn so Ted, sorry, tell us, I'm sorry to interrupt, but we learned about upcycling and recycling.

SPEAKER_03 10:51

We learned how to update clothes, how to take old blankets, turn them into cool clothes or art projects, and how is it emuls being put her for and how is it emuls being put for fashion? I know my dog Smell will be very unhappy if you turn to her coat. I think Mr. Fox and Mrs. Rabbit would feel how things bear the family would feel if you're You're losing it.

SPEAKER_01 11:14

You're spiraling into madness. You're hamming it up.

SPEAKER_04 11:18

Oh oops, I apologize.

SPEAKER_01 11:24

So what is something that autistic people should know before they go?

SPEAKER_03 11:29

Plan your route and check your maps, bring plenty of money for a mission, lunch, and soda. Maybe two. If you feel like you need to have phones or earplugs, bring them. And you know, if we're going to have a good sense of direction, that'd be nice if you're visitors.

SPEAKER_01 11:43

To what kind of visitors said?

SPEAKER_03 11:45

That'd be nice if you're visitors. Oh we also saw a place called Federal Donuts. It was your there was your the place.

SPEAKER_01 11:53

It was near the Academy of Natural Sciences.

SPEAKER_03 11:57

Yeah, it was in the old hotel my parents used to live when they were storing it out.

SPEAKER_01 12:00

Well, mom and when mom and dad lived there, it was an apartment building.

SPEAKER_03 12:04

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 12:04

Now it's a hotel.

SPEAKER_03 12:06

Yep. If you got them, you should check out their donuts and all that. Check out their chicken sandwiches. They were real nice to us and all that. Very fair to us.

SPEAKER_01 12:14

Everybody there was so nice.

SPEAKER_03 12:16

Yeah. Great stuff. And I want to mention I've been swimming at the Ambler YMCA pool. They have two great water slides, and they are open every day in the summer. The water slides are open for an hour on Saturdays and Sundays. This is great for people all ages and created disability. Better to wear appropriate clothing, no cutoffs. Wear appropriate windwear.

SPEAKER_01 12:38

Wear appropriate what?

Daily Life Without Services

SPEAKER_03 12:39

Wear appropriate swimwear.

SPEAKER_01 12:41

Mm-hmm.

SPEAKER_03 12:42

Bring sunscreen, books where you show up before you go. Aren't you supposed to wear a bathing cap for your head?

SPEAKER_01 12:49

You don't have to wear a bathing cap for your head.

SPEAKER_03 12:52

Oh, I was thinking about how of hair clothes filters.

SPEAKER_01 12:56

You were thinking about how how what?

SPEAKER_03 12:58

I was thinking about how how hair clothes filters. When I was a kid that made girls wear bathing caps, but boys didn't have to. Well, it wasn't 70s.

SPEAKER_01 13:08

Yeah, it was the 70s. And for some reason, girls all had to wear bathing caps, even if their hair was short, and boys could just let their hair flow in the summer breeze, didn't they?

SPEAKER_04 13:24

Yep.

SPEAKER_01 13:24

Yeah. But it seems now that pool filters are stronger and pool technology has improved since then.

SPEAKER_03 13:32

I think you are tracked. I've been war walking, a very nice kisser.

SPEAKER_01 13:36

Mm-hmm. You've been good. So now on to da da da. What is the next section of Life in the Ted Lane, Ted?

SPEAKER_03 13:42

Entertainment news. Entertainment. Entertainment news.

SPEAKER_01 13:45

Okay. A proposal for a Caesars Palace Casino is being considered for Times Square, specifically at 1515 Broadway. The project is a joint venture between Caesars Entertainment, SL Green, and Rock Nation. And the project has generated both support and opposition within the community. The plan involves converting the existing office building into a large-scale casino, hotel, and entertainment complex. Yuck. So it's going to be they want a 992-room hotel, over 150,000 square feet of gaming space, multiple dining options, a wellness center, and nightlife experiences. And they claim that there's going to be a public safety plan, a civil rights museum, and support for local businesses and organizations according to the proposal's website. And the project is expected to create approximately 3,800 permanent jobs. The re Ted, do you know why I'm saying bleh? Why? Why do you think I'm saying bleh? 'Cause it's confusing. Well do you remember when we were young and they started putting casinos in Atlantic City?

SPEAKER_04 15:02

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 15:04

Did did that do any of Mom's brothers or her our cousins any good?

SPEAKER_00 15:10

No.

SPEAKER_01 15:10

Yeah, they all lived in South Jersey, and it was supposed to be this great thing for the South Jersey economy, and instead it was just not great.

SPEAKER_04 15:21

Yep.

SPEAKER_01 15:22

And it was just a another way to farm secondhand smoke directly into people's lungs, I think.

SPEAKER_04 15:28

Yep.

SPEAKER_01 15:29

So the Broadway League, which is a trade association for the Broadway theater industry, has expressed concerns about the potential social and economic disruption. And some community members and organizations have also voiced concerns about the project's impact on neighborhood. So, Ted, do you want to read the timeline?

SPEAKER_03 15:50

New York State is currently in the process of reviewing a sealed license applications. The final decision are expended by December 1st. Public hearings are being held to allow for committee input.

SPEAKER_01 16:01

Right.

SPEAKER_03 16:02

In addition to the CSER proposal, the other bids for Down State New York CEO license has been submitted.

SPEAKER_01 16:09

Right. So So Ted, why does this really matter?

SPEAKER_03 16:14

A lot of people are concerned because that with the short tradition, the structural integrity of New York's year district.

SPEAKER_01 16:19

So what do you think we should do? Should we wait and see? Should we keep following this news story or should we take action?

SPEAKER_03 16:25

We'll keep you up to date as time goes on.

SPEAKER_01 16:29

Okay. So that's our Broadway and entertainment news. And which news is next, Ted?

SPEAKER_03 16:35

Muppet news, Muppet News.

SPEAKER_01 16:37

Muppet news, Muppet News, da da da da da da da Muppet news.

unknown 16:41

Ah, here we go.

SPEAKER_01 16:44

The Muppets are taking center stage in Run Disney's next batch of virtual races in honor of the Muppets' 70th anniversary. You can sign up to run a series of 4K races virtually from your own hometown, each of which can earn you things like racing bibs, certificates, and medals. The full description is below.

SPEAKER_03 17:11

Bring your friends and family together for the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, muffin holiday event. Based on where we may have this December during the Run Dizzy virtual 12Ks at Christmas, honoring the Muppet's 70th anniversary celebration, this glory 12K This glorious 12K event features three 4K races hosted by favorite Muppet characters. Whatever and whatever you want. And not only we have access to custom and not only we have access to customizable digital tools like thibrace bibs, fish certificates, but you know, also our limited edition, the Muppet's 70th anniversary medals, four three four Ks of one challenge medal that doubles orbits and are exclusive this event. Enjoy this year's virtual version of chair, more fun, and right about a Waka Waka.

SPEAKER_01 18:12

So it's expensive. It's 267 bucks, but you get a beanie, a water bottle, and a limited edition medal that doubles as a Christmas ornament. And we will put the link to get more information in the show notes. Ted, you have done a lot of virtual virtual walks and virtual challenges before. Wow. Yeah. Remember the ones that you did that you've done before?

SPEAKER_03 18:39

Yeah. What kind of the Conqueror Challenge.

SPEAKER_01 18:42

Yeah, the Conqueror Challenge. And you're really good at those. Yeah. So can you explain what doing a Conqueror Challenge is like for people at home?

SPEAKER_03 18:50

Go to the Conqueror.com. We'll pull the the show notes and you go to You have an app in your phone. You have an app in your phone and you click whatever race you want or chunk you want. And basically you do either walking, swimming, or dancing. Any kind of exercise you want. So there's a map. There's a map.

SPEAKER_01 19:16

And you follow the map, and as you achieve more and more miles, what happens on the map?

SPEAKER_03 19:23

You get to see more things and you get to keep ocean plastic off the ocean and you get to plant more trees.

SPEAKER_01 19:30

Yeah. So you did the Hobbit Challenge, right?

SPEAKER_03 19:33

Yep. What was that like? I I kept a lot of ocean plastic of the ocean.

SPEAKER_01 19:39

What was it like though?

SPEAKER_03 19:41

Tiring.

SPEAKER_01 19:42

It was tiring, but when you look at the app and it tells you that you've achieved a new milestone, what does it do?

SPEAKER_03 19:48

It tells you a story.

SPEAKER_01 19:50

Yeah. And what do you see on the screen?

SPEAKER_03 19:53

You see a thing with the towns you click on and then it tells you the story.

SPEAKER_01 19:58

Yep, and there's pictures from the movie.

SPEAKER_03 20:00

Yep.

SPEAKER_01 20:01

Yeah, there's pictures from the movie.

SPEAKER_03 20:04

And you get to see different places around the world and all that.

SPEAKER_01 20:09

Yeah, we did you did did you do the Paris one, Ted?

SPEAKER_03 20:13

I think I did.

Museum Adventure & Sensory Tips

SPEAKER_01 20:14

Yeah. So we've done a lot of those and we've gotten the medals for it. We did the Scooby-Doo one, which was fun. Um so yeah, they're definitely a good and fun thing to do. It's a good way to reward yourself for exercising, right, Ted? Alright, so So now we're on to our next Muppet News headline. Go for it, Ted. Da da da da.

SPEAKER_03 20:40

Funding cuts, PBS harm, Sesame Street, and other educational programming.

SPEAKER_01 20:44

Funding cuts to PBS harm, Sesame Street, and other educational programming.

SPEAKER_03 20:50

Cuts of PBS funding are not really.

SPEAKER_01 20:53

Okay, here is the news story. Here is the news story. Cuts to PBS funding are not, not, not, Ted, are they, or are they not? Not related to an episode of Muppet Babies featuring Gonzo in a dress. The recent cuts to PBS and MPR funding stem from a larger effort by Republicans, particularly spirit headed by the Trump administration, to slash funding for the corporation for public broadcasting. Boo. Boo. These cuts were approved by Congress in July as part of a larger recessions package and were justified by accusations of liberal bias and a desire to reduce government spending. Boo. The Trump administration had also previously criticized the networks as radical woke propaganda disguised as quote-unquote news. Boo. So the Muppet Babies episode featuring Gonzo in a dress aired on Disney Jr., which is a separate entity from PBS. And there's an article about it on the Muppet fan site, toughpigs.com. And I think the article is called Gonzo and the Dress. We will put a link in the show notes.

SPEAKER_00 22:08

All right.

SPEAKER_01 22:09

So it was it was a Muppet Babies episode. Did you ever see it, Ted?

SPEAKER_03 22:14

No, thank goodness.

SPEAKER_01 22:16

It was it was one where they were all dressing up in costumes for a party, and Gonzo dressed up as a fairy. And Republicans are using homophobia against the LGBTQ community to justify cutting PBS funding. And conservative commentator Candace Owens, who just likes to say mean things about people who are different, she likes to say rude things about Gonzo and the Muppets to get attention. So what do you think we should do? Should we wait and see? Should we keep following this news story or should we take action?

SPEAKER_03 22:53

I think it we should look into it more. It's okay to be different.

SPEAKER_01 22:57

It is very much okay to be different.

SPEAKER_03 22:59

We learn to taste all kinds of people make a world and be boring for all the same. It'd be pretty silly too.

SPEAKER_01 23:06

Yeah. It's also if you look at the history of fashion over the last like thousand years, you'll see a lot of a lot of dresses on men. Or a lot of things that a lot of what do they call it, Ted's like tunics? Tunics, caftans, kimonos, yukatas, kilts, a lot of unisex clothing. If you're afraid of people being different from the gender binary, you gotta take a look inside your own heart and figure out what's wrong with you. Oh, let's not, let's, let's not go there. All right, let's get on to what's the next one, Ted? Stop the press.

SPEAKER_03 23:58

Muppet news, Muppet News, Muppet News.

SPEAKER_01 24:01

Yes, we have a late-breaking news story for everybody. On September 17th, the Hollywood Reporter reported Seth Rogan revives the Muppet Show as a Disney Plus special starring Sabrina Carpenter. And the 2026 event is meant to serve as a backdoor pilot. The article is by Beatrice Verhoven and Tony Maglio. Or Maglio or Maglio or something. It says here The Muppet Show will The Muppet Show will return in 2026 as a Disney Plus special, starring an executive produced by Sabrina Carpenter. Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the original variety series. The hope is for the Muppet Show special to serve as a backdoor pilot for a new season of the iconic series that debuted in the 70s. The Muppets themselves actually date back two day two decades before that. Thank you, Captain Obvious. In any case, Ted, what do you think?

SPEAKER_03 25:00

The Muppets are finally making their comeback, they're getting their dick. What's good about this, Ted? I think they should give the respect they definitely earned.

SPEAKER_01 25:07

You really think so?

SPEAKER_03 25:09

Yep.

SPEAKER_01 25:09

What do you think of Sabrina Carpenter and the Muppets together?

SPEAKER_03 25:13

I think it were amazing. She played she was a girl beats whirled, like a spin-off of Boy Beats. And she was a Spider-Quent. She was in the remake of Adventures of Babysitting, and she's also an excellent singer.

SPEAKER_01 25:25

So you think she's got the chops?

SPEAKER_03 25:28

I hope so.

SPEAKER_01 25:28

You think she can she can live up to the Muppets high expectations?

SPEAKER_03 25:31

I hope so.

SPEAKER_01 25:32

I hope so too.

SPEAKER_03 25:33

And now back to Ridley's scheduled version of Life in the Dead Lane. Autism News, autism. Autism news, autism news, yay! Documentary about Temple Grant ensures her life and discoveries as an autism advocate. Discover her discoveries and lifestyle can lane. So what's the story?

SPEAKER_01 25:50

Who wrote it and where did you find it?

SPEAKER_03 25:52

Sean Heasley, the Disability Scoop.

SPEAKER_01 25:54

Yep, and we will put a link to that article by Sean Heasley in the Disability Scoop on the show notes so you can read it in detail. So why does this story about the documentary about Temple Grand and why is this important?

SPEAKER_03 26:10

The documentary is important because Temple Grand inspires people to solve global problems by thinking in new and different ways. Yep. And what should we do? The movie is on Amazon Prime and Apple TV Plus. We're going to talk about it next episode.

SPEAKER_01 26:25

Yeah, it's on a lot of other streaming services. It's available for rent too on different streaming services. So I highly recommend it. Ted, you and I have been listening to we listen to audiobooks at night before we go to bed, and we've been listening to what? A record time.

SPEAKER_00 26:43

Mm-hmm.

SPEAKER_01 26:44

Now we don't want to spoil it for anybody. Because it's a good book and we think everybody should read it or listen to it or whatever's best for you. But um, what do you think of it so far, Ted?

SPEAKER_03 26:55

I think it's very good all that.

SPEAKER_01 26:57

Yeah, there's a lot going on in it.

SPEAKER_04 27:00

Yep.

SPEAKER_01 27:00

And some of it is pretty heavy.

SPEAKER_04 27:02

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 27:03

Yeah. Um, like what why do you think I'm bringing that up right now? Because we were talking about how it's okay to be different.

SPEAKER_03 27:13

Yep, the planet of cabezas, where everybody is the same.

SPEAKER_01 27:16

Yeah, yeah. Wait, don't don't spoil it, don't spoil it. There's a planet where everybody to the the everybody is the same to the point that like if you bounce a ball, if it's not in rhythm with everybody else's bouncing ball, you're in big trouble.

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SPEAKER_03 27:30

Right. Yeah. So it's kind of like planet purple on the tell us about planet purple, Ted. Planet Purple is a is a planet out in space somewhere. That planet is the same. Cars are the same, the church is the same, they did rock, and everybody hated purple jelly. Every boys it was Paul, every man's he was Paul, every girls had Paul Aline, every woman's Pauline, and they all had purple pandas.

SPEAKER_01 28:00

This was on Mr. Rogers' neighborhood, right?

SPEAKER_03 28:02

Yep.

SPEAKER_01 28:03

Wasn't there something about how the number 16? Sixteen is bad. Yeah, when they were upset about something, they would just repeat 16, 16, 16 over and over again.

SPEAKER_03 28:14

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 28:15

And why did they repeat that? That meant bad, bad, bad. Why sixteen though? Do you remember?

SPEAKER_03 28:22

I don't remember.

SPEAKER_01 28:22

I think it was because P is the 16th letter of the alphabet.

SPEAKER_04 28:27

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 28:28

So basically, if people behave differently they would start saying 16, 16, 16, right?

SPEAKER_04 28:37

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 28:38

Yeah. You know, I are those Mr. Rogers episodes available to watch anywhere?

SPEAKER_03 28:44

Um, you can probably find DVDs of them uh Amazon or or on on on Vendago.

SPEAKER_01 28:51

We could check PBS.org or PBS Kids and see if we can find them.

SPEAKER_04 28:56

Yep.

SPEAKER_01 28:57

That's a good idea. Um but if we found those, maybe we could, you know, it it might be worth a rewatch.

SPEAKER_04 29:05

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 29:06

Yeah. Another story about being different that I think is also important that people should know about is the sneeches. Remember that?

SPEAKER_03 29:12

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 29:13

Tell us about the sneeches, Ted.

SPEAKER_03 29:15

The star card sieges and the plain card sieges. Basically all the all the star card sieges hung out together, playing the the left out, the plain Billy Siege is out in the cold.

SPEAKER_01 29:27

Yeah, so The Sneeches is another really important story that I think people should read, and it's by Dr. Seuss, and you can find it at your local libraries. Speaking of local libraries, Ted, do you should we tell them our our library story?

SPEAKER_04 29:42

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 29:43

Okay. So I wanted to reorganize all of our books. And because to be honest, I I it is possible to have too many books. And I found that out the hard way. In fact, I probably Probably still have too many books, but that's a topic for another time. Uh Ted, how did you feel about all the piles of books around the family room?

SPEAKER_03 30:08

We had tons and tons and tons of books around. We organized all the books, we put them all away.

SPEAKER_01 30:13

Yeah, I have um kind of a a problem with um secondhand book websites. I love them a little bit too much, right, Ted?

SPEAKER_03 30:21

Yep, and we made Powell's books, made boss's books, and then we made a a little small library for our our neighborhood.

SPEAKER_01 30:28

Yeah, so what did we do to make that small library, Ted?

SPEAKER_03 30:31

We had a wooden crate and all that. I put pictures on it, then we put the books in it.

SPEAKER_01 30:36

You drew some really lovely pictures on it of kids reading books.

SPEAKER_03 30:40

Yep, and we every every day we would put it out, and every night we would take it in, except the rainy days or snowy days.

SPEAKER_01 30:47

Well, we did that we only did this a few weeks ago, so it hasn't snowed yet. It's not gonna snow in July, Ted.

SPEAKER_03 30:54

Yeah, well, so long line I went out and to get the library box, no library box, I checked the porch, I checked inside the garage, I checked behind the house, at the sides of the house. Uh then I put three three and two together and two and two together, and three, three together, ABC, and determined it was stolen. Yuck. Yuck. Well, we posted on Rosboro Rance and Raves.

SPEAKER_01 31:22

It's kind of ridiculous because the thing is that we were I mean I wasn't mad about the loss of the books because we put them out there to be given away.

SPEAKER_04 31:34

Yep.

SPEAKER_01 31:34

And I hope that someone will read them and enjoy them. Um but and we have more books to give away too. But I'm sad about the crate because you and I put a lot of work into painting it and drawing on it and everything, right?

SPEAKER_03 31:50

Mm-hmm.

SPEAKER_01 31:51

Okay, so then what happened next, Ted?

SPEAKER_03 31:53

We went out and got another crate. We're gonna paint that, put more pictures on it, put more books in it. And then a woman donated some more books to our group.

SPEAKER_01 32:03

So many books, and they're all good. This woman showed it my Vince, my husband, posted on Facebook about how disappointed and sad we were. And a woman came over to our house the next day and she gave us a huge box of good books and a big grocery bag full of good books. So, what are we gonna have outside in a few weeks?

SPEAKER_03 32:31

A free little free library.

SPEAKER_01 32:33

Yep, we're gonna have a little free library, and we'll be part of the little free library network, and so people can come over and borrow books. And also, Ted, I need to show you on the Little Free Library app, you can earn badges for donating books to Little Free Libraries. Did you know that?

SPEAKER_03 32:51

I did not know that.

SPEAKER_01 32:52

I did not know that either. I was the I was yesterday years old when I learned. So that was our excitement. Can we talk I want to talk though about how we were on our way out to go get some lunch at our favorite Jewish deli, the kibbutz room in King of Prussia, right? And I said, Ted, can you put the library box out? And he said, I thought you did. And I said, No. I thought you I thought you were gonna do it. And you said no, and then we couldn't find it anywhere. So we said, Alright, we're all hungry and we're all confused, so let's get in the car and we will go to get lunch anyway. So you had this look on your face like you had just witnessed somebody kicking a puppy.

SPEAKER_03 33:40

You were I was perturbed.

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SPEAKER_01 33:42

You were so mad. And I kept saying to you, it's disappointing, but honestly, we put the books out there to be given away, and we took a risk by putting the crate out there because the crate was easy to pick up and walk away with. Yes, I did have a bike cable and a lock for it, but I wasn't using it because I thought why would anybody want to steal a wooden crate? Why would anybody want to steal that? That just seems ridiculous. But these are ridiculous times that we live in. So, Teb, what did we talk about in the car on the way out there?

SPEAKER_03 34:23

We talked about how someone could actually steal things, and we talked about how it was important not to steal and all that.

SPEAKER_01 34:30

Mm-hmm.

SPEAKER_03 34:32

Kids, stealing is bad.

SPEAKER_01 34:34

Well, yeah, we couldn't we just couldn't figure out why somebody would take something that's meant to be shared in a community. Why would somebody take it all for themselves?

SPEAKER_03 34:44

Yeah. So we learned stealing is bad.

SPEAKER_04 34:49

Keep the love.

SPEAKER_01 34:50

Well, yeah. And we also um and but the reason I'm bringing this up is I'm very proud of the way that you handled it because you drew almost like a whole graphic novel worth of drawings about it. You did. How many dra how many pages of drawings do you think you did? A lot. Probably like ten. Ten. And you drew pictures of our whole experience managing our emotions with it because it was very complex and very confusing because it wasn't something that we wanted to keep. It's it's like they didn't steal it from us, it's like they stole it from our neighborhood.

SPEAKER_03 35:36

Yep. So technically it's not stealing.

SPEAKER_01 35:40

Technically it's not stealing, but it's also preventing us from sharing.

SPEAKER_04 35:44

Yep.

SPEAKER_01 35:45

It's preventing share. Is preventing sharing stealing?

SPEAKER_04 35:49

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 35:51

That's a question for a bigger philosoph. Listeners at home, why don't you write to us at info at 6630productions.com or you can click on the link in the show notes to leave us some fan mail and tell us is preventing sharing stealing is it is it wrong? I mean, I don't know. I I if they had left a note saying, thank you, I'm taking all of these books to my school and I'm going to give them out at my school to students and teachers so they can read the books and enjoy them, and I'll bring the crate back in a couple of days. I wouldn't have felt that bad. But tell us at home, what do you think? Tell us what you think.

SPEAKER_00 36:44

All right.

SPEAKER_01 36:45

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SPEAKER_03 36:50

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SPEAKER_01 36:54

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 36:55

So I think we should wrap this up now.

SPEAKER_01 36:57

Okay, that sounds good.

SPEAKER_03 36:58

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SPEAKER_01 37:47

Bye! Thanks for listening!

SPEAKER_03 37:49

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